Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. File
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Ram Temple donation row: Champat Rai, Anil Mishra resignChampat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, and Anil Mishra, Trust member, have tendered their resignation on Saturday (June 27, 2026) after allegations were raised aginst them in the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case. Vijay Shankar Tiwari, national spokesperson of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has confirmed the resignations.West Asia war LIVE: Bahrain accuses Iran of launching a drone attack targeting the island kingdomBahrain accused Iran on Saturday (June 27) of launching a new drone attack targeting the island nation. A statement from Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said a “number of Iranian drones” targeted the country. It did not elaborate on the target. Iran did not immediately acknowledge launching an attack.Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test postponed day before exam after suspicion of paper leakThe Maharashtra State Examination Council on Saturday (June 27, 2026) announced the postponing of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026, due to suspicion of a paper leak. The exam was to be held on Sunday (June 28, 2026) at 1,028 centres across the State. “This decision has been taken to make the examination transparent,” a government press release issued on Saturday (June 27, 2026) afternoon stated.Pune fort murder: Police summon Siya Goyal’s parents, brother for questioningThe police on Saturday (June 27, 2026) summoned the parents and brother of Siya Goyal, a co-accused in the murder of 25-year-old Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal, for questioning at the Lonavala rural police station.K. Bhagyaraj, prominent actor and director, passes awayActor, director, writer, and screenwriter K. Bhagyaraj, whose mastery of screenplays was widely acknowledged and who was known for creating a storytelling formula that influenced generations of filmmakers, died on Saturday (June 27, 2026).Warehouse collapse: Mazdoor Cell seeks FIR against former mayor Firhad Hakim, two ex-councillorsThe Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Cell (BJMC) has lodged a police complaint seeking registration of an FIR against former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim and ex-councillors Anwar Khan and Shams Iqbal, alleging their role in permitting illegal constructions that allegedly led to recent building and warehouse collapses in the city, a senior police officer said.NIA names three more accused in supplementary chargesheet in Red Fort area blast caseThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge-sheeted three more accused, including an absconder, in connection with the November 2025 car bomb explosion near the Red Fort.India’s Gaza policy balanced, Congress doing vote bank politics: BJPThe BJP on Saturday (June 27, 2026) hit back at the Congress over party leader Sonia Gandhi’s article on the Centre’s “silence and inaction” on the Gaza conflict, accusing her of trying to “misinform and conceal the real truth” about India’s position on the issue.Karnaprayag clash: Arrested Nihang Sikhs may move court for bailFormer Kolkata councillor Tarakeswar Chakraborty arrested on cheating, forgery chargesFormer Kolkata councillor Tarakeswar Chakraborty was arrested on Saturday (June 27, 2026) on charges of cheating, forgery, theft and outraging the modesty of a woman, police said.Trump likely to visit India in 2027: RubioU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the Trump administration is working towards President Donald Trump’s visit to India in the early part of next year, underscoring the growing momentum in India-U.S. ties as the two countries move closer to concluding a bilateral trade agreement. Published - June 27, 2026 05:41 pm IST
